Apron-type package and article carrier



Nov. 4, 1952 A. o. SEXTON APRON-TYPE PACKAGE AND ARTICLE CARRIER 2SHEETS--ShEET 1 Filed Sept. 27, 1948 A fforn ey.

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Patented Nov. 4, 1952 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE APRON-TYPE PACKAGE ANDARTICLE CARRIER Albert 0. Sexton, Muskogee, Okla.

Application September 27, 1948, Serial No. 51,330

4 Claims.

This invention relates to package and article carriers, and especiallyto an apron-type article carrier to be worn by a person who desires tohave various articles within convenient and easy reach, grasp and sightwhenever needed.

The primary purpose of this invention is to provide an apron-typecarrier that is especially designed for use by promiscuous anglers whodesire to be continually prepared to quickly change hooks, lines,artificial bait and other fishing and landing tackle, according to thevarious kinds and sizes of fish known or believed to be present in anyone of various locations in which the angler may choose to operate.

A further object of this invention is to provide an apron on which areconveniently located the receptacles in which can be removably securedthe respective articles of fishing tackle, and to provide thereceptacles with covers that are hinged at the lower ends of thereceptacles, so the covers can be swung down from the Wearers path ofvision, and so the user can see and select from the various hooks,baits, etc., and have easy manual access to the interior of thereceptacles for grasping, disengaging, applying and using the selectedarticle without undue delay or effort.

Other objects and important features are pointed out or implied in thefollowing details of description in connection with the accompanyingdrawings in which:

Figure 1 is a front view of my apron-type article carrier which is shownas being hung on two nails in a wall, by a supporting strap whichnormally is around the neck of the wearer when the device is in use, thegreater part of the apron being hidden behind a flexible flap whichalternately constitutes a cover for the chest-portion and waist-portionof the apron when in the normal position where shown and whichconstitutes an apron extension when in the depending position indicatedby dot-dash lines.

Figure 2 is a vertical sectional view, somewhat enlarged, and takenalong the lines 2--2 of Fig. 1, the circular articles in the upper-frontpocket being intended to indicate how this pocket would hold a cork orfloats and a sinker or other similar articles.

Figure 3 is a view somewhat similar to Figure 1, but the attaching meansor straps being broken off and the flap shown in the lower position infull lines, the normally upper-front pocket being shown in dotted linesand inverted, and the rows of tackle-attaching and containing devicesbeing shown secured to the front of the apron.

Figure 4 is an enlarged sectional view of one of the containers orreceptacles for holding and removably securing one or more articles offishing tackle, the rigid cover of the receptacle being shown in itslower receptacle-opening position in full lines, and in its upperclosing position in dot-dash lines. I

Figure 5 is an enlarged cross sectional view taken along lines 55 ofFigure 4, showing the side-walls of the receptacle-cover slightlyinclined toward one another or inwardly convergent.

Figure 6 shows a belt adapted to be attached to the waist-portion of theapron, in lieu of the straps and buckle shown in Figure 1, this belthaving a swiveled spring-choked hooks thereon for attaching and carryingstrings of fish, a minnow-bucket, or the like when desired by the user.

Referring to these drawings in detail, in which, similar referencesnumerals refer to similar parts throughout the several views, theinvention is described in detail as follows:

In broad terms, this package and article carrier comprises, incombination, an apron including a chest-portion I and a waist-portion 8,and includes attaching means or elements 9-900-10, [0a, or H and Ila,also a horizontal row of substantially rigid receptacles l2 secured byappropriate fastening means 123 on the said chest-portion; eachreceptacle being provided with a hinged cover I3 and with spring-meansor a spring-choked hook [4 to removably secure articles in saidreceptacles when the hinged covers I3 are respectively in lower positionwhere they uncover said spring-means.

The hinges of said hinged covers are at the lower ends of said rigidreceptacles, so that the wearer of the apron can look down into theinterior of any one of the rigid receptacles 12 when its hinged cover I3is in its position where it uncovers said spring-means l4. Brackets 12aare secured on said chest-covering portion, above the receptacles I2,and several hooks l4 are secured on and depend from each bracket l2a.

Each one of said receptacles l2 has substantially parallel walls 12w(Figure 4), and each of said hinged covers has lateral walls I3 that aresomewhat springy and inwardly inclined or converging toward the freeedges of one another and are normally spring-pressed against the outersides of said parallel walls of the respective receptacles so as toresist gravitation that tends to move said hinged covers down to thereceptacle-opening position; there it is supported horizontally by itspart of the long flexible pivotal element 22.

A flexible flap or apron extension [5, preferably of water-proof fabrichas a substantially horizontal junction with said waist-portion at l5aand is adapted to hang downward as an apronextension to cover frontportions below the waist of the wearer, and said flap and chest portionis provided with buttons 16 and button-holes H, or other cooperativemeans to secure the fiap or apron extension l5 over the saidchest-portion and over said row of rigid receptacles l2 and over thehinged covers [3 thereof.

A second horizontal row of rigid receptacles I8 is disposed on theapron, below the first said row, and terminates substantially atsaid--waistportion and is secured thereto, these receptacles and theircovers l9 being substantially the same construction as receptacles [3,but larger,- for containing tackle units that are larger than canconveniently be supported in the receptacles-l3.

Pockets 20 are united with and depending from said waist-portion 8, andeach pocket 29 has its inlet opening 20a at, its upperefront portion.The fla l5 has a horizontal edge united with said waist-portion 8 in aproper relation to cover said inlet-opening when this flap is dependingfrom said waist-portion. This, flexible flap or apron extension I5 isshown in its upper position in Figure l, where it covers all the tacklesecuring and containing elements on the aprons chest-portion andwaist-portion.

A normally closed pocket 2 Iv is united with the flap P5 in a properposition to cover said chestportion when said flap is in said upperposition. This pocket 21 and its cover 21a are preferably water-proof soas to protect its contents. such as may be damaged by getting wet.

I have no intention to limit my patent. protection to the precisedetails ofdescription in the foregoing, for this invention issusceptible of numerous changes within the scope of the inventive ideasimplied and claimed.

My invention'is claimed as follows 1. In an element of a package andarticle car- 4 upper edge of the chest-covering portion, means at saidwaist-attaching portion for cooperating with said supporting means insecuring said chest-covering portion to the user, said flexibleapron-extension having a substantially horizontal edge united with saidwaist-attaching portion and adapted to hang vertically from the latterand alternately to be held by said extensionfastening means in its upperposition substantially entirely across the front of said chest-coveringportion so as to cover and shield whatever may be attached on the frontof said chest-covering portion against contact with rain or spray, etc.

2. The combination defined by claim 1, and a horizontal row of bracketssecured to said chestportion, at least one spring-choked or obstructedhook depending from each one of said brackets for receiving andretaining articles that may be hooked thereinto, said bracket beingproperly located on said chest-portion to be, covered by saidapron-extension when the latter is across the front, side of saidchest-covering portion.

3. The combination defined by claim 1, and ,a pocket having an openableupper edge united with said waist attaching portion immediately belowsaid horizontal edge of said apron extension so as to. be covered andprotected by the latter when hanging down in front of said pocket.

4. The combination defined, by claim 1, and a pocket having an openableedge provided With a normally fastened cover over said openable edge,said pocket being united with said apronextension and having saidopenable edge as its upper edge when said apron-extension is in front ofsaid chest-covering portion, said normally fastened cover of said pocketbeing eifective to prevent emptying said pocket when the latter isinverted while said apron-extension hangs down.

ALBERT O. SEXTON.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file ofthis patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 1,484,399 Kroha Feb. 19, 19241,486,676 Nilssen Mar. 11, 1924 1,574,416 Campbell Feb. 23, 19261,711,677 Hansen May 7, 1929 1,970,307 Hartmann Aug. 14, 1934

